The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-07-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, u. G July 9th. 1887.
President and Ms. Cleveland. have return
ed Fl ON their pleasant tnur Of northern New
York. looking and feeling AL the better for
the delightful outing and cordial reception
throughout the trip. but more especially, at
the boyhood home of the president where his
old friends and nc;ghbors eagerly throngcd
about him, glad 20 lIoLor the man. who has
risen, like q meteor. from the humhle>t TO
the proudcst and greatest position on earth
and who greeted each and all with good
word and a kindly smile of recognition.
Attlc White House. It is no. yet known
what other summer plans the President has
alrangeti--only the Atlanta visit i'll October
having been positively decided npon--but, l
do not think he can refuse assent to the I'M
portunities of St. Louis, Louisville, and 9TH
er western cities.
Some alarm was felt at the White House
the other day at the discovery that the lathS
and r,Gters, in tie southern rortico were de-
cayed, and ii was thsught that the mansion
was il danger of a collapse, bat an eXamina-
ton has dispeled all fear, rs only slight re-
pairs will be necessary 10 stay the deiacing
hand Of time.
learn that he Administration regards
with the liyeliest satisfaction the deliberations
and nominations Of the Ohio Democrats, and,
that the President feels that his course has
been substantially endorsed.
The receipts of the Post Office Department
for the third quarter of the last fiscal year
were S13,012, 49,: expenditures, Sl',2I2,5 Jos
deficiency, S260,02i but the latter will per
haps be reduced to about $4,000, by the re-
ceipt from international money orders. A
comparative statement of the business Of this
Department for the first three quarters OF the
wears 1Ss5-SG-S1, show that the receipts
have constantly and largely increased and
that there has been corresponding decrease
in the defciency-so that it is very probable
tie Post Office Department will be on self
sustaining basis in a year or two.
The count of the cash and securities in the
Treasury which began two months iaso--inci-
dental to a change Of Treasurers--has been
completed and found cnrrect to cent, with
the exception of deficiency of $40, though
a formal report will not he made till next
week.
In reply to Il great number of inquiries, the
Commissioner of Pensions replies. that. ,lnder
the Mexican Pension Act, pensions can be
paid from the date of the passage of The Act.
JAN 29tlr. 1887, only when pensioners were
sixty-two years old previous to that date; i'll
the exceptions to This rule, tie payment will
begin on the day when the pensioner is sixty
Two years Of age, unless in eases of DEEPEN
dence and disability.
Most men are content with holding one Of
flee, but know Of several, whose ambition
cannot be bound i'll such narrow limits, and
as my intelligent friend. the reader has divi-
ned, these gentlemen are almost invariably,
Republicans, as good Democrat is generally
satisfied with one office. | was led to these
reflections by contemplating the easy grace
with which the Hon. Carroll D. Wright. holds
the Federal office Of Commissioner of Labor,
to which he was appointed in 1885, by Ar
thur, and the State office Of Commissioner of
Labor in Massachusetts.